Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Tivoli Security Policy Manager (CVE-2018-1996)

Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) is shipped as a component of Tivoli Security Policy Manager (TSPM). Information about a security vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server has been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

Please consult the security bulletin Security Bulletin: Weaker than expected security in WebSphere Application Server with SP800-131 transition mode (CVE-2018-1996) for vulnerability details and information about fixes.

Affected Products and Versions

Product Version

| WebSphere version
—|—
TSPM 7.1 | WAS V7.0
RTSS 7.1 | WAS V7.0, V8.0

Note: TSPM is comprised of TSPM and Runtime Security Services (RTSS).